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Orangaries - Your Questions Answered
condensation from occurring. Please see the following options to ventilate your Orangery:
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Ridgeflow – this is mechanically assisted and thermostatically controlled. It provides for four air-
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Ridge Trickle – This makes the most of the natural upwards movement of warm air to carry any moisture in the air to the roof where it is then expelled outwards.
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Roof vents – these are also thermostatically controlled to allow for up to four changes of air an hour, but also have rain sensors which mean they close at the first drop of rain and when they sense it has stopped raining, they open up again.
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As an Orangery designer and installer we only provide extras that can be included in the construction of your Orangery. We provide:
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Under floor heating
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Laminate flooring
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Tiled flooring
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Our unique design bi-
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Building regulations state that doors connecting a conservatory or Orangery with a house must be of external door quality. However, certain orangeries, if they confirm to the low U rating required by building regulations, can be open-plan to the house. We can advise you on your options and whether or not you will need a door of external door quality. If you do require such a door, we do offer several options:
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sliding uPVC or timber glazed doors
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Double patio doors
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We will be pleased to discuss each of these options with you and you can see them for yourself at our Display Centre.
What is an Orangery?
Do I need planning permission?
Can my Orangery be open-plan with the rest of the house?
Can I use my Orangery all year round?
How long will it take to build my Orangery?
How do I know who to trust to install my Orangery?
Why do I need roof vents?
What extras do you provide?
Do I have to fit patio doors between the Orangery and the house?
Do I need planning permission?
Can my Orangery be open-
Can I use my Orangery all year round?
How long will it take to build my Orangery?
How do I know who to trust to install my Orangery?
Why do I need roof vents?
What extras do you provide?
Do I have to fit patio doors between the Orangery and the house?
Orangeries were the original conservatories and first became popular in Britain in the 18th century. Queen Anne had one installed at Kensington Palace in 1704 and in 1761 one was built at Kew Gardens. Orangeries always have a lantern roof and can have as much or as little solid wall in their construction as you desire. Because of this, orangeries lend themselves to an even wider variety of uses than a normal conservatory. In the past, orangeries were the preserve of the rich. Now with modern building materials and our installation skills, we are bringing orangeries back as a viable conservatory option for all.
In most cases the answer is no. When we come to talk to you we can advise you on all aspects of planning permission and should you require it, we can apply for all necessary consents on your behalf. For more information on planning permission see our Technical Page.
Yes, by using solar-reflective glass such as Reflex® in the roof and in the glazed panels of your Orangery, we can bring the U rating down low enough to meet building regulations and allow the Orangery to be open-plan with the rest of the house. Reflex® glass reflects up to 75% of the sun's heat in summer and retain heat in the winter and has a very low U value. The U value is a measure of how well the building material retains heat, the lower the figure, the better.
Yes. Due to the specialist glass we use in the construction of your Orangery; you can use them all year round in full comfort.
On average we will build your Orangery within 10 weeks of having received your order.
Always check that the company you are intending to use is a member of the Ultraframe Ultra Installer's scheme and also check out the Trustmark Scheme, the Government backed initiative to help people find reputable tradesmen.
Roof vents help to control the climate inside your Orangery, to keep air circulating around your Orangery and to prevent